Microsoft dealt with a number of issues this week, including complaints from a small number of Windows 7 users about degraded battery life for their laptops running the operating system, and reports that some users who installed one of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security updates are receiving the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. Microsoft is gearing up for next weeks Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where the company is scheduled to make a high-profile announcement regarding its plans in the mobile space. This announcement will most likely be the unveiling of Windows Mobile 7, its much-rumored smartphone operating system, although recent rumors suggest that Microsoft is interested in potentially acquiring BlackBerry maker Research In Motion.
– This week, Microsoft wrestled with complaints from a subset of Windows 7
users about poor battery life for some laptops running the operating system.
Some of those users reported experiencing battery life as short as 15 minutes
after upgrading their laptops to Windows 7, while others received a
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